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Thursday, March 5, 2015

February favorites

It’s the shortest
month of the year and it really went by in a New York minute for me. I’ve been
working hard and playing hard, which made it a fun month. And here are some
things that made it even more beautiful.

As you can see, the
salt is really finely ground and the rose petals are mixed in. It doesn’t look
very appealing to me, and the smell is not the loveliest to be honest, but it
is a really, really great lovely scrub. It develops a more soft scent once you
rub it over the skin and it leaves the skin super, super soft. The thing is, it
feels a bit oily and I always wait a bit before putting my clothes on – similar
as I would with a moisturizer. But still, nice.

This Pixi Concentrate
Concealer I wanted for a while (#youtubemademebuyit), but I couldn’t force
myself to pay 15€ for a miniature jar of anything, really. But thankfully,
Look Fantastic always has some awesome sale and I managed to get it for about
10€.

I know, it’s really
tiny, right?

Unblended

Blended

The thing is, it’s
quite yellow and does magic to my under-eye circles (which are at the
moment the size of a banana, really). I just fix it with a bit of translucent
powder and I swear I look 5 years younger in a minute. It’s worth every penny.
The only dilemma I have is how exactly I’m going to scrape every bit of it out
of this tiny jar. But so far, I’m good.

Next up we have my
sweet love of the month – the Krüger Chai Latte – both in Vanilla-Cinnamon
flavor and the Chocolate one. Each bag has a million calories and two million
sugar, though, so I’m trying to limit myself to one a day only.

On the left, there’s
my almost empty Bath&Bodyworks Anti-bacterial hand gel in Warm Vanilla
Sugar scent. I carry this around with me in my purse and apply it whenever my
hands feel dirty – after I come out of the store, after I fill the car up with
gas etc. It dries in second and has a nice scent, unlike the regular
anti-bacterial gels we can get in Slovenia.

I’ve never spoken
about the My Spirit perfumes before, since they are a recent discovery. They
are basically alternative perfumes – copies of the original scents, but
packaged in generic bottles. Now I know that some people are against this, but
I find it genius for travel or to stick in a bag, since the bottle will never
break.

I chose the smell
ChaCha, which is a dupe for Chanel Chance, one of my favorite perfumes. And
guess what – it smells exactly like the original and lasts on the skin for an
entire day. I give it 10/10 for quality. As far as the price goes, this 50ml
bottle costs 24,40€, but they have promotions all the time (2+1 extra and
things like that). The original costs about 4 times that much.

Admittedly, I’d never
put it on my shelf at home, but if you’re looking for an inexpensive option to
try some more perfumes, or for a perfume on the go, check them out. And no, I’m not affiliated with them in any
way.

Last but not least, we
have the reason I can wear red lips in winter.

This e.l.f. Lip
Exfoliator with Vitamin E and Shea butter works like magic and costs a fraction
of what you’d pay for a Lush lip exfoliator. It smells like sugar – there’s no
other way to describe it. I usually wet my lips a bit, then apply a bit of
product and massage it with my fingers until I feel that my lips are completely
soft. Hint: it also makes your lips swell
a bit, so if you’re going out to a hot date, you might consider using this
before.

Anyway, these are my
favorites – a lot of them, but it’s only fair I give them equal attention.

Also, I have a
question for you – I’ve been thinking of doing Instagram and try to follow
through with a series – perhaps every morning take a photo of everything I put
on my face, while also documenting other bits and pieces of my life. What do
you think of that – is it something you would enjoy seeing?

Remember, the giveaway
beings on Monday. Until next time, stay beautiful.